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Travers John Heagerty, known by the stage name Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His most famous role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic It's a Wonderful Life. He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Mrs. Miniver (1942). Travers specialized in portraying slightly bumbling but friendly and lovable old men.
Birth Name
Travers John Hegarty
Born
Thursday, 05 March 1874
Died
Monday, 18 October 1965
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! | Clarence the Angel | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Clarence (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) | 2011 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Dr. Cranley | 2007 |
| Escape from It's a Wonderful Life | Clarence | 1996 |
| Renegade | Clarence the Angel | 1992 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Clarence | 1989 |
| The Girl from Jones Beach | Judge Bullfinch | 1949 |
| The Accused | Blakely - Romley's Assistant | 1949 |
| Beyond Glory | Pop Dewing | 1948 |
| The Flame | Dr. Mitchell | 1947 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! | Clarence the Angel | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Clarence (clip from It's a Wonderful Life (1946)) | 2011 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Dr. Cranley | 2007 |
| Escape from It's a Wonderful Life | Clarence | 1996 |
| Renegade | Clarence the Angel | 1992 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Clarence | 1989 |
| The Girl from Jones Beach | Judge Bullfinch | 1949 |
| The Accused | Blakely - Romley's Assistant | 1949 |
| Beyond Glory | Pop Dewing | 1948 |
| The Flame | Dr. Mitchell | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Clarence | 1946 |
| The Yearling | Mr. Boyles | 1946 |
| Gallant Journey | Thomas Logan | 1946 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | Horace P. Bogardus | 1945 |
| The Naughty Nineties | Capt. Sam Jackson | 1945 |
| Thrill of a Romance | Hobart Glenn | 1945 |
| The Very Thought of You | Pop Wheeler | 1944 |
| Dragon Seed | Third Cousin | 1944 |
| None Shall Escape | Father Warecki | 1944 |
| Madame Curie | Eugene Curie | 1943 |
| The Moon Is Down | Mayor Orden | 1943 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Joseph Newton | 1943 |
| Random Harvest | Dr. Sims | 1942 |
| Pierre of the Plains | Percival Wellsby | 1942 |
| Mrs. Miniver | Mr. Ballard | 1942 |
| Ball of Fire | Prof. Jerome | 1942 |
| I'll Wait for You | Mr. Miller | 1941 |
| The Bad Man | Mr. Hardy | 1941 |
| A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Abel Martin | 1941 |
| High Sierra | Pa | 1941 |
| Wyoming | Sheriff | 1940 |
| Anne of Windy Poplars | Matey | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | Ben Els | 1940 |
| Primrose Path | Gramp | 1940 |
| Remember? | Judge Milliken | 1939 |
| The Rains Came | Rev. Homer Smiley | 1939 |
| Stanley and Livingstone | John Kingsley | 1939 |
| On Borrowed Time | Dr. Evans | 1939 |
| Dark Victory | Dr. Parsons | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Dr. Irving | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Pop | 1939 |
| The Sisters | Ned Elliott | 1938 |
| Too Many Parents | Wilkins | 1936 |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | The Hermit / Adalbert 'Lem' Peters / Lem Peters | 1935 |
| Pursuit | Thomas 'Tom' Reynolds / Tom Reynolds | 1935 |
| Escapade | Concierge | 1935 |
| Four Hours to Kill! | Mac Mason | 1935 |
| Captain Hurricane | Capt. Ben | 1935 |
| After Office Hours | Cap | 1935 |
| Maybe It's Love | Mr. Halevy | 1935 |
| Ready for Love | Judge Pickett | 1934 |
| The Party's Over | Theodore | 1934 |
| Born to Be Bad | Fuzzy | 1934 |
| Death Takes a Holiday | Baron Cesarea | 1934 |
| The Invisible Man | Dr. Cranley | 1933 |
| My Weakness | Ellery Gregory | 1933 |
| Another Language | Pop Hallam / 'Pop' | 1933 |
| Reunion in Vienna | Father Krug | 1933 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1943 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
